The Transactions for the 1962 Houston Colt .45s (original) (raw)
The Transactions for the 1962 Houston Colt .45s
1962
Jose Arcia signed as an amateur free agent.
John Bateman signed as an amateur free agent.
Jim Busby signed as a free agent.
Ernie Fazio signed as an amateur free agent.
Glenn Vaughan signed as an amateur free agent.
Chris Zachary signed as an amateur free agent.
February, 1962
Purchased Don Bradey from Baltimore Orioles.
February 27, 1962
Dave Philley signed as a free agent.
March 24, 1962
Traded Dave Philley to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Tom Borland.
May 7, 1962
Traded Bobby Shantz to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Carl Warwick and John Anderson.
May 9, 1962
Purchased Don McMahon from Milwaukee Braves.
May 15, 1962
Billy Goodman signed as a free agent.
May 16, 1962
Purchased Red Witt from Pittsburgh Pirates.
Traded Ben Johnson to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for George Brunet.
May 19, 1962
Dick Gernert released.
June 13, 1962
Jerry Grote signed as an amateur free agent.
June 25, 1962
Traded Dean Stone to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Russ Kemmerer.
June 26, 1962
Purchased Bob Cerv from New York Yankees.
July 20, 1962
Sold Don Buddin to Detroit Tigers.
July 28, 1962
Purchased Gordon Jones from Kansas City Athletics. (date approximate)
July 30, 1962
Bob Cerv released.
August 11, 1962
Purchased Johnny Temple from Baltimore Orioles.
October 12, 1962
Purchased Dick Williams from Baltimore Orioles.
October 16, 1962
Billy Goodman released.
November 1, 1962
Joe Morgan signed as an amateur free agent.
November 26, 1962
Major League Draft
Selected Ellis Burton from Milwaukee Braves.
Minor League Draft
Lost Don Taussig to Milwaukee Braves.
First-Year Draft
Selected Conrad Cardinal from Detroit Tigers. Selected Hal Haydel from Milwaukee Braves. Selected Jim Wynn from Cincinnati Reds.
Traded Roman Mejias to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Pete Runnels.
November 30, 1962
Traded Norm Larker to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Jim Bolger, Don Nottebart and Connie Grob.
Traded Joey Amalfitano to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Dick LeMay and Manny Mota.
December 13, 1962
Traded Dick Williams to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Carroll Hardy.